Using KEYLIGHT

While there are several keyers included with After…Effects, I find myself using Keylight the most.…This is a third-party tool that was bundled with…After Effects, and it's been used on several feature films.…Let's explore the essentials to using the Keylight interface.…I've already got a project open, and I've placed a shot over a simple backdrop.…What I'd like to do is adjust this here. Let's go ahead and…we'll start by selecting the footage, and before I apply…Keylight, I'm going to go in to my Effects and Presets panel.…

If I type in the word green, there…is a useful preset here called Keying Green Blur.…This does a nice job of just applying a gentle Channel Blur to the…green channel only, to remove some of the noise, and I find this quite useful.…It also repeats the edge pixel so you don't get any framing or black fringe.…Alright, I'll now choose Effect > Keying…> Keylight, and this effect is pretty straightforward to use.…

I'll start by zooming in to 100% and getting close to the subject.…Holding down the space bar I can pan to move around.…

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8/8/2013

Working with green-screen footage can be a daunting task. The Adobe suite of video tools provides a wide array of choices, but how do you know which to use? This course aims to answer that important question. By providing an overview of the import process, and then moving into Premiere Pro, After Effects, and popular third-party keying tools, author Rich Harrington guides you through the keying process. Learn how to use the Ultra Keyer, KEYLIGHT, Primatte Keyer, zMatte, and more, while discovering ways to work with transparency and create great backdrops in Photoshop.

This course was created and produced by Rich Harrington. We're honored to host this material in our library.